Are there any similar products to this http://www.detailersdomain.com/1zeinszetta...tarremover.aspx that are readily available at local auto parts stores, etc.? (basically a good bug/tar remover to use pre-wash that won't remove the wax layer or harm the paint)

 

Actually, yes. Surf City Garage makes one called Grime Destroyer that I like a lot. Pep Boys carries their line. I've never used the 1Z stuff, so I can't compare the two directly, but I do use and like Grime Destroyer a lot.

 

Is it safe on the paint (particularly it doesn't remove the wax layer front the paint surface so you wouldn't have to reapply wax every time you use the product)

 

imo if a product is strong enough to remove bug guts its gonna do something to your wax...
i always rewax after bug / tar removers-

 

I'm with our moderator. If it's strong enough to make bug removal easy, it's bound to remove wax. I don't think there's any way to get both wax-safe, and powerful bug and tar removal, in the same product.

I don't know if the Surf City stuff, specifically, removes wax. Like Wanabe, I always re-wax after using it. More to the point, I typically use it on my F250, on its chrome bumpers, headlights, and so on. Mostly surfaces that I don't wax anyway.

 

I've been using a bug and tar remover made by turtlewax. It's worked pretty good on love bugs, and recently on a big treesap spot. It takes a bit to get the sap off, but it claims not to hurt your finish and wax.

 

The Einszett Anti-Insekt works great

 

sorry I just saw the question completlely